Historic Cemetery

Sublett Cemetery

San Augustine, Texas 75972
Location: Sublett Cemetery USGS; Rootsweb; A Reference to Texas Cemetery Records, Parsons 1988; USGenWeb. SEE McXie W. Martin, Cemeteries of San Augustine County, Texas. THC site visit 5/26/05 MB w/ K. Skillern: San Augustine, Tx. SH 21 E of San Augustine, approx 3.3 miles from US 96. THC marker on Sublett house where Sam Houston recouperated after illness. Sublett Cemetery is NE of house approx 120 ft. And approx 170 ft. N of SH 21 E. Large and small formal markers, 1936 Texas Centennial Marker. Crape Myrtles, Bridal Wreath, Irises, Laurel, Phoetenai. Partially fenced, open to back yard of Sublett home. Sublett Cemetery. Approx 0.09 acre. SA-C050. San Augustine, Tx area. GPS 31.31.08.66584N -94.03.26.95355W. USGS 3194-411. © RIP Survey, Texas Historical Commission.Low risk of endangerment, family owned, maintained, still in use, on map.

To address the problem of cemetery destruction and to record as many cemeteries as possible, the Texas Historical Commission offers the Historic Texas Cemetery designation.

The Historic Texas Cemetery designation was developed in 1998 to help protect historic cemeteries by recording cemetery boundaries in county deed records to alert present and future owners of land adjacent to the cemetery of its existence. Every county in Texas has at least one cemetery designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery through this program. The HTC designation is the first step toward preservation of a historic cemetery.

A cemetery is eligible for designation if it is at least 50 years old and is deemed worthy of recognition for its historical associations. The very nature of a cemetery being a landmark of a family’s or community’s presence is considered to validate the criteria of historical associations. Any individual, organization, or agency may submit a request for designation.

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